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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2008
Ernst-august Meier, Salzdetfurth, DE;
Peter Nagorny, Seevetal, DE;
Ernst-August Meier, Salzdetfurth, DE;
Peter Nagorny, Seevetal, DE;
ContiTech Vibration Control GmbH, Hannover, DE;
Abstract
A whip, particularly a double whip (), as part of a slaughter line includes at least a whip section (A) and a head section (B) which is in contact with a machine shaft. The whip section (A) is made of a soft polymeric material while the head section (B) is made of a hard and impact-resistant polymeric material as a hard-soft combination with the whip section and the head section being integrally joined to one another within a connecting region (C) thereof. The whip section (A) is provided with a rib-groove system () within the impact zone or effective zone. The connecting region (C) between the whip section (A) and the head section (B) is designed such that a large adhesion area () is provided, especially by forming a wedge. The head section (B) is additionally provided with a recess () that has a substantially tubular configuration for accommodating a bushing ().